Can-rack



I A. A. KRAMER.

CAN RACK.

APPLICATION FILED APR- 30| 1920.

Patented Apr. 5, 1921.

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ANDREW A. KRAMER, OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

CAN-RACK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 5, 11921.

Application filed April 30, 1920. Serial No. 377,794.

' as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to vehicle tanks and one of the objects thereof is to provide a can rack which may be conveniently supported upon one of the end sheets of the tank.

In the drawings,

Figure I is a fragmentary, vertical, sec

tional view through a tank and rack constructed in accordance with my invention, and

Fig. II is a transverse, sectional view on the line IIII of Fig. I.

The tank'l is shown as provided with an end sheet or plate 2 having a flange 3 extending beyond the perimeter of the tank, the lower portion of the flange 3 being formed into a bolster 4 adapted to be secured to the tank frame 5 in. any well known manner. The upper portion 6 of the flange 3 is substantially semi-circular and it is provided with a rearwardly projecting edge 7 to be engaged by a groove 8 forme by the bent-over portion 9 of the arch-shaped wall 10 of the can rack 11. The outer edge of the 'wall 10 has a similar bent-over portion to form a groove 12 to receive the bent-over edge 13 of the plate 14, which constitutes the front. The front or door frame of the can rack is held in proper spaced relation by a floor sheet 15 bearing against the sheet 2 and against the front 14 and by a shelf sheet 16, one end of which bears against the sheet 2 and the other against the front ofthe frame or plate.

When it is desired to assemble or connect the can rack to the tank, the arch-shaped plate 10, which constitutes the sides and the top is loosely slipped over the perimeter of the end sheet 2 and then the member 10 is drawn rearwardly so that the groove 8 will engage the bent-over edge 7 of the end sheet 2. The rear sheet or frame 14 is put in place and the floor sheet 15 and partition sheet are then properly located and the parts secured welding, or the member 10 may be secured to the sheet 2 and the rear sheet by crimpmg.

-The floor sheet 15 is referably slotted to receive the handles 1'? of the taps 18, leading from the pipes 19 and communicating with the various compartments of the tank; therefore, if the doors on the rear sheet are locked, tampering with the taps will be prevented.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters-Patent is:

1. A tank having an end sheet projecting beyond the perimeter of the tank body, the lower portion of the sheet bein bent to form a bolster, the upper portion 0% the sheet being bent at right angles to form a flange, and a can rack resting against the sheet and having a bent-over portion to form a groove receiving the flange.

together by any appropriate means such as 1 2. A tank having an end sheet, the lower ANDREW A. KRAMER. 

